9795 : Ximian Evolution Mail User Agent UUencoded Mail DoS
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Last Modified

8 months ago

Percent Complete

85%

Disclosure

Mar 19, 2003

Discovery

May 17, 2003

Dates

Exploit

May 17, 2003

Solution

Unknown

Description

Ximian Evolution contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when a mail message in the inbox contains multiple UUencoded strings occurs, and will result in loss of availability for the platform.

Classification

Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Available

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.2.3 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

GNOME Project
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Ximian Evolution
Watch-list
1.0.3
1.0.4
1.0.5
1.0.6
1.0.7
1.0.8
1.1.1
1.2
1.2.1
1.2.2

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